2012 Northwest Folklife Festival: Full Schedule

RebelMart

Folk Punk Americana Irish

Saturday May 26, 2012 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Vera Project/Gallery 47.62309, -122.35359

Genre CFMFP -- Contemporary Folk Music - Folk Punk
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Biography RebelMart is the Brooklyn-to-Seattle band fronted by music veteran Scott M.X. Turner. Mixing rock, folk, reggae, Irish, country and punk, RebelMart's live shows -- whether in punk clubs or coffeehouses -- are ragged, energetic affairs. RebelMart's newest album, Amalgamated Saboteurs Local 21, was released on October 5 2010 on Velocidad Maxima Recordings. "[E]ncompasses Americana from the 7 train to the Dust Bowl" -- Steve Wishnia, The Indypendent.

Lone Madrone

Foot Stompin Roots Swing

Saturday May 26, 2012 7:45pm - 8:15pm PDT
Vera Project/Gallery 47.62309, -122.35359

Genre CFMA -- Contemporary Folk Music - Americana
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Biography Lone Madrone really knows how to bring the house down. They have described their music as Foot-Stompin' Acoustic Bliss... but since 'foot-stompin' can describe 70% of Portland bands, let me elaborate: Personally, I think they have a really eclectic approach - it's a bit western-tinged, alt-country / Folsom-Prison-Blues-vibed charm with harmonic moments of Beatle-esque magic. They have severe mojo and the talent to stand out from the plethora of bands out there. Their songwriting is thoughtful to a fault, every note and word is perfectly written, but their edges are loose and wild and their live shows feel like spontaneity took its top off and flashed your granny.

Rum Rebellion

Irish Pirate Folk Punk

Saturday May 26, 2012 8:30pm - 9:05pm PDT
Vera Project/Gallery 47.62309, -122.35359

Genre CFMFP -- Contemporary Folk Music - Folk Punk
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Biography Rum Rebellion has been playing shows since 2006. We have played folklife four times since 2007. We have released three albums, including a 2011 release called "Blackwater". We have toured the US four times and have our biggest tour yet planned for summer 2012.

The Bad Things

The Seamy Underbelly of Folk

Saturday May 26, 2012 9:20pm - 9:55pm PDT
Vera Project/Gallery 47.62309, -122.35359

Genre CFMFP -- Contemporary Folk Music - Folk Punk
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Biography The Bad Things mix Eastern European Folk, Klezmer, Ska, Americana, Polka, Sea Shanties, and Punk with their dark sense of humor, drunken sentimentality, and classic sense of Vaudevillian showmanship to create a "seamless and delirious live show."